Dairy trade continues to soar with an Ayrshire cow fresh with her third topping the day from Messrs Weston of Roston. By Kid Red PP POS, she was sold giving 48kg and went to Messrs Minshall of Tean at £3000.
Heifers peaked at £2380 from Messrs Shepherd of Bakewell for an ABS Barrett daughter with another from the same home by Claynook Denim daughter at £2360. The 5 heifers from this home averaged £2232.
Numerous others passed the £2000 mark with all milkers averaging £1963.
“Wide Interest in Coleshill Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The dispersal sale on behalf of Mr Carl Pickworth trading as E T Pickworth and Son Ltd attracted very
wide interest including purchasers from Aberdeenshire, Devon, Suffolk and all surrounding counties.
The principal items including the New Holland T.6080 tractor, grain dryer and grain trailers saw very
spirited bidding and achieved excellent sale results.
In the smaller lots;
• Ritchie Sheep Weighing Crate £320
• Workshop Wheel Changing Trolley £210
• New Holland Pickup Hitch £150
• Diagonal Cattle Barriers Up to £55 each
There was a small range of machinery including;
• Dowdeswell 140 MA Series 5 Furrow Reversible Plough £3,000
• 8 Metre Hydraulic Folding Pigtail Cultivator £1,520
• Dowdeswell 4 Metre Combi Drill £2,000
As detailed above wide interest had been shown in the main items with;
• 14 Ton AS Marston Grain Trailer £9,000
• Master Super 120-12 Ton Mobile Dryer £32,500
• New Holland T.6080 4WD (40k-2009-6,700 Hours) £25,400
The small range of included items saw;
• 20ft AS Marston Twin Axle Beaver Tail Plant Trailer with Ring Hitch £6,500
• Massey Ferguson 50 HX 4WD Digger Loader (J Reg) £8,200
• Twin Axle Hydraulic Hi-Ab Trailer £2,560
Sales booked well into July and August please check the website for further details.
Dairy trade continues to go from strength to strength with very few animals selling below £1700 despite the superb silaging weather and a mixed quality on offer.
John Stone of Onecote saw three of his four heifers pass the £2000 mark with British Friesians from Messrs Seabridge of Sandon over £1800. More numbers are needed to satisfy demand. Good entries are already forward for next weeks pedigree sale.
The catalogue will be online later in the week but it still no to late to get stock entered. Contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049.
The three 4WD McCormick tractors for sale on behalf of the Hammond family at Eaton Brook Farm,
Church Eaton, Nr Stafford attracted interest from a wide area including Devon, Yorkshire and
Wiltshire.
The genuine dispersal arose as a result of the end of the tenancy we had a good crowd on sale day
and the Staffordshire weather benefitting all.
In the Small Lots:
• Vink Calving Aid £150
• Wall Mounted Cow Brushes £95 each
• Silage Covers £120 each
• Heavy Duty Gates £130
• Galvanised Water Troughs £70 each
The Galvanised IAE Cattle Crush c/w Foot Trimming Crush £1,600 and virtually unused Short
Galvanised Gates to £105 each.
There was only a small range of equipment and machinery to include;
• Mounted Manual Fleming Chain Harrows £1,000
• Ifor Williams 12ft Livestock Trailer £4,300
• Strautmann 301401 Tub Diet Feeder (2019) £9,800
• Malone Twin Axle MT 35 Forage Wagon £20,500
As detailed above the McCormick tractors attracted wide interest as follows;
• McCormick X4.35 4WD (65 Plate-4,360 Hours) £11,000
• McCormick X5.40 Power Plus 4WD (65 Plate-3,750 Hours) £23,000
• McCormick X6.35 4WD (70 Plate-1,030 Hours) £28,100
Within the Included Items;
New Holland 940 Conventional Baler (Damaged Pick-Up Reel) sold well at £1,580
Further Sales booked for June and July 2022. Entries open for July Collective Sales call 01889
562811 for entry. For more details on upcoming sales visit our website www.bagshaws.com
Phenomenal Trade at Herd Dispersal
Milkers Average £1756
Every Life Av £1313
The herd sale on behalf of the Hall family of Sudbury, Derbyshire attracted a fantastic crowd with trade setting off at an electric pace that continued throughout the day.
A massive 75 passed the £2000 mark, 60 of those been milkers with prices peaking at £2700.
Topping the day at £2700 was a fresh calved heifer by ABS Onyx to Messrs Hammersley of Thurvaston. Hot in pursuit at £2620 was a milking heifer by ABS Eldridge. Due in August with her second she was clinched by Messrs Holland of Sudbury who went on to make a number of other choice purchases.
The blistering trade for milk saw them all average £1753 without calves and £1831 with.
In-calf heifers were similarly sought after peaking at £2420, 14 passing £2000 and all 62 averaging just short of £1700.
Young calves reached £490 with all 430 lives sold averaging an amazing £1313.
HEIFERS TO £2260 X 2
Trade continues to remain solid for dairies with the entry on Tuesday selling extremely well.
Two heifers topped at £2260, the first from the Shepherd family of Bakewell and the second from John Stone of Onecote. Cows also from the Shepherds topped at £2120.
Trade was consistent throughout with the majority of the entry between £1700-£2000 with all milkers including a number with faults averaging £1790.
More numbers are needed to satisfy demand. Please get in touch if you have stock to sell. Contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049.
Shieldhouse Dispersal to £3000 with 31 £2000+
A very large crowd gathered for the Dispersal of the Shieldhouse Herd of Holsteins and A-Shieldhouse Herd of Ayrshires on behalf of the Weston Family of Roston, Ashbourne. They were no doubt drawn by the real quality on offer which saw a top price of £3000 and the entire herd average a superb £1831.
Topping the day was a fresh second calver by De Vlottenburg Fantasy. She had given 9711kg in her heifer lactation. Sold giving 45kg she went to the Minshall family of Tean.
Hot in pursuit at £2800 was a February calved third calver by Nafta. Due in again in January to Dynamite she was giving a massive 52kg and went to John Bayley of Nuneaton. Another second calver by Fantasy calved in February reached £2560 to a Stafford purchaser.
Ayrshires topped at £2360 for a milking heifer due again in November to Ryland Red to Messrs Sales of Leek.
In total 29 passed the £2000 barrier to average out an exceptional £1831 which included some with faults.
The commercial section saw a mixed quality forward which sold to a very strong trade topping at £2400 for second calver from Phillip Brocklehurst of Mobberley with heifers from John Stone of Onecote to £2100.
Overall the strong trade continues to hold if not improve. Please get in touch if you have stock to sell.
